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Price Only £45Middlesbrough Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Middlesbrough through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Middlesbrough promotion to Division 1 in 1927, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include the 10-3 win over Sheffield Wed in 1933, the 9-2 win over Blackpool in 1938, and 5-1 win over Arsenal in 1980, coverage of the FA Cup Final in 1997, Coca Cola Cup final in 1998 and of course winning the Carling Cup in 2004. Read about Wilf Mannion’s move to Hull in 1954 after 18 years at Middlesbrough, Brian Clough’s debut in 1955, the appointment of Jack Charlton as Manager in 1973 and much much more. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Middlesbrough fans.

Price Only £45Manchester Utd in Europe Football Book. Starting with coverage of Man U’s 2:0 win in 1956 over Anderlecht in the European Cup preliminary round, this book charts a glorious history of great games in all the top European tournaments. Top stories include the amazing 10-0 massacre of Anderlecht in the 1956 2nd leg home tie, the sad and tragic Munich Air Crash in February 1958, and how the team pulled together and went on to beat AC Milan in the Semi final 1st leg in May of that year. Read about of the 5-1 win over Benfica in the 1966 European Cup Quarter Final, and of course beating Benfica again 4-1 to win the 1968 European Cup for the first time. More recent coverage and honours include winning the European Cup Winners Cup in 1991 against Barcelona, the 1991 European Super Cup, The Champions League in 1999, beating Bayern Munich 2-1, and finally, but not least, winning the Champions League again in 2008 in the Moscow Final against Chelsea. Newspaper coverage of Man U’s top European games from the mid 50s to the present day. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Man Utd fans. This book is not written by someone looking back in time, but by professional sports reporters from ‘The Daily Mirror’, who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded.

Price Only £45Wolverhampton Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Wolverhampton through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting in 1908 with coverage of the FA Cup Final win over Crystal Palace, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include the FA Cup final against Spurs in 1921, winning the FA Cup in 1949 and 1960, securing the League Championship in 1954 after 66 years, and again in 1958, winning the League Cup in 1974 and 1980. Read about top signings, such as Hancock in 1946, Andy Gray in 1979, Kenny Miller in 2001, the best European games over the past 50 years, Graham Taylor’s appointment in 1994, Glen Hoddle in 2004, much much more. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Wolves fans.

Price Only £45Liverpool Football Newspaper Book . Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Liverpool through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Liverpool becoming Division 1 Champions in 1906, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include beating Chelsea 6-0 in the classic 1935 encounter, League Championship wins in 1923, 1947, and 1964 when they beat Arsenal 5-0 to secure the title, and countless other times over the next 40 years including for a record 11th time in 1979 and 18th time in 1990. Relive the big cup games, the numerous League Cup wins and FA Cup titles including the double in 1986, European honours in 1973, 1976, 2001 (UEFA Cup), 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 (European Cup). Read about Kevin Keegan’s debut in 1971, Bill Shankley’s departure in 1974, the signing of Kenny Dalglish in 1977, his becoming player of the year in 1983, Owen’s 100th Premiership goal in 2003 and much much more. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Liverpool fans.

Price Only £45Preston North End Football Newspaper Book. Capture the history and greatest moments of ‘Preston North End’ through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Preston’s 1913 defeat of Blackpool to become Division 2 Champions, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top early stories include beating Aston Villa 6-1 in 1920, the 4-0 defeat of Liverpool in 1952, and the 8-0 thrashing of Birmingham in 1958. Relive the glory of the Cup clashes including the 1922 FA Cup Final’s of 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964 and of course the historic final vs Huddersfield, in 1938 when Preston won the FA Cup. Read about the last game of the 1953 season when despite beating Derby, Preston were pipped to the League title by Arsenal on goal difference. Read also about Ton Finney’s last game in 1960, Nobby Stiles signing for £20,000 in 1973 and appointment as Manager in 1977. Not forgetting more recent coverage, Champions of Division 3 in 1996, Division 2 in 2000 and the heart wrenching play off finals of the last few years. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Preston North End fans.

Price Only £45Newcastle Utd Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Newcastle through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Newcastle’s FA Final game vs Aston Villa in 1905, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include becoming League champions in 1907, 1909, 1927, winning the FA Cup in 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955, and Fairs Cup in 1969. Read about the 7-1 win over Man Utd in 1927, and 5-0 win in 1996, Keegan scoring the winning goal on his debut in 1982, signing Malcolm Macdonald for £180,000 in 1971, Beardsley for £1.5m in 1993, Shearer for £15m in 1996 and Owen in 2005, and much much more, 124 pages of Toon history. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Newcastle fans.

Price Only £45Chelsea Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Chelsea through the newspapers, as written at the time.

Price Only £45Reading Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of a favourite football team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Reading through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Reading’s 1-0 defeat of Aston Villa in the 1912 FA Cup 2nd Round, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include, beating Brentford 7-1 to gain promotion to Division 2 in 1926, the heart stopping FA Cup semi-final in 1927, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1930 looking back on 60 years, the 10-2 slaughter of Crystal Palace in 1946, the dominance over QPR in 1961 winning 3-6 away, and the glorious 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Littlewoods Cup 2nd Round in 1987. Read about the first match at the Madejski Stadium against Luton in 1998 and the rise in fortunes since then, culminating in winning the English Champions League and gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2006. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Reading fans.

Price Only £45Burnley Football Newspaper Book. Starting with coverage of Burnley’s 1-0 win over Blackburn in 1913, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th and 21st century. Early top stories include promotion to Div1 in 1913, winning the FA Cup in 1914 against Liverpool, becoming Div1 Champions in 1921 & the nail biting FA Cup Final vs Charlton in 1947. Read about the early European encounters such as beating Hamburg 3-1 in the 1961 European Cup Qtr Final 1st leg, the big wins on the domestic scene – the 6-1 thrashing of QPR, 6-0 thumping of West Ham, & the 7-2 massacre of Spurs in the early 1960s. Coverage also of beating Preston in 1973 to become Div2 Champions, & the long fight back from the late 80s when Burnley nearly dropped out of the Football league to more recent successes. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Burnley fans.

Price Only £45Sheffield Utd Football Newspaper Book. Relive those glorious moments of a favourite football team captured in newsprint. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time. Capture the history and greatest moments of Sheffield Utd through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Sheffield’s 6-2 win over Manchester City in 1912, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Stories include, defeating Chelsea 3-0 in 1915 to win the FA Cup, winning the Cup again in 1925 beating Cardiff; and reaching the final in 1936. Relive the 6-2 slaughter of Arsenal in 1921; the 11-2 wipe-out of Cardiff in 1926; the 6-0 hammering of West Ham in 1931, the 7-3 victory over arch rivals Sheffield Wednesday in 1951, the 5-0 win over Aston Villa in 1969 and much much more. Read about the appointment of Dave Bassett in 1988, the signing of Vinnie Jones in 1990 for £750,000, the heart stopping play offs over the last few years and the joy of promotion to the Premiership in 2006. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Sheffield Utd fans.